Rubio reports no progress with Iran as Trump says he would start the war again

Russian attacks left hundreds of thousands in Ukraine without power and forced emergency outages in Kyiv, where a missile strike also damaged the Northern Bridge. On Sunday, Russian attacks killed two people in Dnipropetrovsk region and set homes ablaze in Khmelnytskyi. A Russian drone hit a farmstead in Poltava region's Hlobyne early Monday, with no injuries. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant lost its only external power line on Sunday and ran on diesel generators for about 10 hours. Ukraine hit a bridge and power stations in Russia's Rostov region.

Trilateral Russia-Ukraine-US talks are set for Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, with Rustem Umerov leading Ukraine's delegation. Rubio says security guarantees will be a key topic. France says Europeans will take part, though Russia suggests there is no place for them. Trump told 60 Minutes the war will end soon "because of me" and that Ukraine will end up with a "little bit different shape". Zelensky says Ukraine will not give up Donbas.

Trump called Huang a "fine person" and "honorable" and said he should stay as CEO, while saying he had not discussed the allegations with him. Huang has admitted an affair with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, whom US officials reportedly say worked for Chinese intelligence. Nvidia's board opened an independent investigation but says it has seen no evidence company secrets leaked. The New York Times reports Rubio oversaw a classified memo on the relationship.

President Herzog formally gave Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form a government, after 67 of 120 MKs backed him. If he fails within 28 days, the Knesset dissolves and Israel heads to new elections. Eisenkot wants an emergency government open to any party, including Likud and Netanyahu, that commits to destroying Hamas. In his first comments, Trump said Eisenkot and Netanyahu have similar policy views and that Eisenkot "loves Trump". The new Knesset is sworn in on November 10.

Heavy rain and wind have flooded tens of thousands of displacement tents in Gaza, leaving families without shelter in cold conditions. Gaza's Civil Defence declared a maximum state of emergency after more than 2,000 distress calls, with capacity to answer only about a tenth. A sandbank collapse in Deir al-Balah killed five people on Sunday. Gaza's health minister has warned of a disease outbreak.

Trump said talks with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin were likely at next week's APEC summit. Separately, he is expected to meet Xi in Shenzhen as the trade truce nears expiry in January. China's finance ministry said it will keep a 24% tariff on US goods suspended for two more months from Tuesday, while retaining a 10% tariff. Washington is pressing Beijing on rare earths and agricultural purchases.